Ottawa earmarks $252m to bolster food security

By Tyler Orton / Business in Vancouver
Funding falls short of industry requests

The federal government is seeding the country’s farmers and food sector with $252 million in funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday (May 5) $125 million of that figure will go towards beef and pork producers raising more animals on their land than what can currently be processed amid backlogs.…

• Whistler News

May 5, 2020

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